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St. Mary's Annapolis (Md.) boys' lacrosse

3 Teams Join USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25

March 19, 2024
USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff
John Strohsacker

The first update to the USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 sees a new No. 1 after Culver Academy (Ind.) fell to St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 9-8 in a thriller on Sunday.

Unbeaten Lawrenceville (N.J.) and St. Anthony’s each slide up one spot. Mark your calendars for their showdown April 13.

Three teams that were not in the preseason Top 25 have moved into the rankings, led by Gilman (Md.), which owns wins over Georgetown Prep (Md.) and St. John’s College (D.C.) and looks more like a team from the program’s storied past. St. Mary’s Annapolis (Md.) rides a win over Gonzaga (D.C.) into the Top 25, and St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.) gives the West Region a team in the National Top 25 after it knocked off St. Paul’s (Md.) in a key crossover game.

Aside from St. Anthony’s, much of the Northeast has not yet played, and so it is results from other regions that have affected the rankings most. Malvern Prep (Pa.) had a solid opening win — also over Georgetown (Md.) — to move up. Calvert Hall (Md.) also made a significant move by staying close to Lawrenceville in a narrow loss. 

With more states getting underway, there is sure to be more movement in the weeks just ahead.

USA LACROSSE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'  NATIONAL TOP 25

Rank

Team

W-L

Prev
1Lawrenceville (N.J.)3-02
2St. Anthony's (N.Y.)1-03
3Culver Academy (Ind.)4-11
4Brunswick (Conn.)0-04
5Boys' Latin (Md.)3-05
6McDonogh (Md.)2-06
7Chaminade (N.Y.)0-07
8Malvern Prep (Pa.)1-013
9Haverford School (Pa.)2-08
10Darien (Conn.)0-010
11Garden City (N.Y.)0-011
12Staples (Conn.)0-014
13Manhasset (N.Y.)0-015
14Bullis (Md.)4-016
15Calvert Hall (Md.)2-123
16St. John's Prep (Mass.)0-018
17Gilman (Md.)3-1NR
18Georgetown Prep (Md.)3-217
19Baldwinsville (N.Y.)0-019
20Shoreham-Wading River (N.Y.)0-020
21St. Mary's Annapolis (Md.)3-1NR
22Loyola Blakefield (Md.)1-222
23Fairfield Prep (Conn.)0-024
24Salesianum (Del.)0-025
25St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.)5-0NR

Also considered (alphabetical order): Academy of the New Church (Pa.), Archbishop Spalding (Md.), Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), Boston College High (Mass.), Delbarton (N.J.), Gonzaga (D.C.), Lake Mary (Fla.), Landon (Md.), La Salle (Pa.), Paul VI (Va.), Radnor (Pa.), Ridgewood (N.J.), Severn (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), St. Paul's (Md.), Summit (N.J.), Valor Christian (Colo.)